The Pros And Cons Of Gmo Outlawing

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First off a GMO is a living organism that has been modified in a laboratory, this is a simple definition of course. The fact that many countries have outlawed them makes me wonder about the safety of messing with Mother Nature. I’ve read some reports that say that GMOs have now been linked to causing kidney and liver damage as well (Photo attached from study). In a 2012 study a research team headed by Gilles-Eric Seralini at France’s Caen University, and they showed a link. The interesting thing to note is that the study had four months of reviews before it was published. Once it was published it was then retracted and not allowed to be published. However, it is now republished once more in Environmental Sciences for Europe. In that test health

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